- "I was plannin' to hold onto the strange herbs and plants I gathered there so I could use 'em to punch up other recipes, but part of me couldn't resist throwin' 'em all into a big ol' kettle to see what simmered up. That part of me won, and the result was this viscous green stew. It may look like the swamps of Nal Hutta, but it tastes and smells a billion times better."
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
Nal Hutta Swamp Stew was a viscous green stew created by the Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs while he was visiting the planet Nal Hutta as an honored guest of the Hutts between 34 ABY and 35 ABY. Tuggs made the dish from swamp plants and herbs simmered in a kettle and served it to the Hutts, who ate their portions and licked the pot clean. The chef later included a recipe for the dish in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook, in 35 ABY.
Description
Nal Hutta Swamp Stew was a viscous green stew made from strange plants and herbs from the swamps of the planet Nal Hutta, with the final dish resembling the swamps but smelling far more pleasant.[1]
History
- "Once my Huttese hosts finished slurpin' down their portions, they made me bring 'em the pot—and they licked that clean, too! (If they hadn't done it, I woulda.)"
- ―Strono Tuggs, The Ultimate Cookbook
The Artiodac chef Strono Tuggs created Nal Hutta Swamp Stew while visiting Nal Hutta, homeworld of the Hutt species, during a tour of Hutt Space as an honored guest booked by the Hutts that he made as part of a larger culinary tour of the galaxy[1] between 34 ABY and 35 ABY.[2] Tuggs gathered the components for the stew in Nal Hutta's swamps while looking for interesting ingredients that he intended to hold on to; however, he could not resist simmering them in a kettle instead to see what happened.[1]
He served the resulting dish to his Hutt benefactors, who finished their portions and then demanded that the pot be brought to them so that they could lick it clean. Tuggs then included the recipe for the stew in his third cookbook, The Ultimate Cookbook, which was published[1] in 35 ABY.[2] In the book, Tuggs admitted that he would have licked the pot of stew clean himself had the Hutts not done so first.[1]
Behind the scenes
Nal Hutta Swamp Stew was created as a recipe for the 2023 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook, a recipe book written by Jenn Fujikawa and Marc Sumerak. The out-of-universe recipe for the dish makes use of olive oil, pork shoulder, a cubed large onion, minced garlic cloves, roasted green chilies, peeled and cubed russet potatoes, beef broth, kosher salt, black pepper, and chopped cilantro.[1]
Sources
- Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook (First mentioned)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Star Wars: The Ultimate Cookbook establishes that the publishing of the in-universe The Ultimate Cookbook and the culinary tour that preceded it occurred following the publishing of The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook and prior to the destruction of Kijimi. It also establishes that The Ultimate Cookbook was published following the Festival of the Ancestors that occurred during that time period. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook further establishes that The Official Black Spire Outpost Cookbook was published concurrently with the First Order's search for the Resistance base on Batuu, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY. In addition, Timelines dates the Festival of the Ancestors and the destruction of Kijimi to 35 ABY, meaning the tour must have taken place between 34 ABY and 35 ABY and The Ultimate Cookbook must have been published in 35 ABY.